Jia Zhangshi, selfish and always looking to take advantage of others; the Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu family, who use moral blackmail and leech off others; Yi Zhonghai, righteous and virtuous on the surface, but rotten to the core; Liu Haizhong, shrewd and calculating, stingy to the extreme; and Yan Bugui, cowardly and timid, always trying to smooth things over,
He Yuzhu, a simpleton who seems blessed with good fortune but is always bullied; Lou Xiao'e, kind and gentle, yet plagued by misfortune; and Xu Damao, an honest, unassuming man whose whole life is burdened by others...
